Walk On
U2 Lyrics

And love is not the easy thing
The concept of love is not something easily understood or practiced.

The only baggage that you can bring
The only things that you can carry with you are the things that you cannot or will not abandon.

Is all that you can't leave behind
What you choose to hold onto will be with you until the end.

And if the darkness is to keep us apart
If there are obstacles that seem impossible to overcome.

And if the daylight feels like it's a long way off
If things seem difficult and distant.

And if your glass heart should crack
If someone you love breaks your heart.

And for a second you turn back
If you're tempted to give up and run away.

Oh no, be strong
Do not give up.

Walk on, walk on
Keep moving forward.

What you got they can't steal it
Do not allow others to take away your inner strength and resilience.

No, they can't even feel it
Others may not be able to understand or relate to your struggles.

Walk on, walk on
Again, keep moving forward.

Stay safe tonight
Be safe and take care of yourself.

You're packing a suitcase for a place none of us has been
You're preparing for a journey into uncharted territory.

A place that has to be believed to be seen
A place that requires faith in order to experience.

You could have flown away
You potentially could have avoided the challenges you now face.

A singing bird in an open cage
You could have been free but chose to stay, taking risks and experiencing trials and tribulations.

Who will only fly, only fly for freedom
You're driven by the desire to be free, even if it's difficult to achieve.

What you've got they can't deny it
Others cannot deny your inherent strengths and values.

Can't sell it, or buy it
These strengths and values cannot be commoditized or sold.

Stay safe tonight
Once again, take care of yourself and stay safe.

And I know it aches
I recognize that it's painful.

And your heart it breaks
You're going through a tough time emotionally.

And you can only take so much
Even the strongest person can only handle so much pain and suffering.

Walk on
Keep going, don't give up.

Home, hard to know what it is if you've never had one
The idea of home can be elusive and difficult for those who have never experienced it.

Home, I can't say where it is but I know I'm going home
Even if you don't know where or what home is, you're still working towards finding it.

That's where the hurt is
Home is where you've experienced both good and bad times.

All that you fashion
Everything you make, create or construct.

All that you make
Some may see the above line as meaning 'all the things you create or build'; others may see it as reflecting the idiom 'make love', which would take on additional significance within the context of the song.

All that you build
Everything you work hard to construct, both materially and emotionally.

All that you break
And everything that sometimes fails, crumbles, or disintegrates.

All that you measure
Your attempts to quantify experiences and emotions.

All that you steal
The things you take without permission or fair exchange.

All this you feel
You experience all these things as well as all the other myriad sensations of life.

All that you reason
Physical and mental machinations to make sense of our existence.

All that you care (It's only time)
Your emotional attachment to people, things, and ideas has limited utility.

And I'll never fill up all my mind
The human mind has unlimited capacity and potential to learn and grow.

All that you sense
Your experiences through your senses, including touch, smell, sight, taste and hearing.

All that you speak
Your words, both spoken and written.

All you dress up
All the ways we present ourselves to the world, including physical appearance and mannerisms.

And all that you scheme
The plans you make, both good and bad.

All you create
Everything you make: material goods as well as creative artefacts such as works of art or music.

All that you wreck
Everything you may destroy or damage, both intentionally or accidentally.

All that you hate
All the things you dislike or would like to see disappear.